“Are you sleeping, are you sleeping?
Brother John, Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, doorbells are ringing
Ding dang dong, ding dang dong. ”

Did you notice something different with the lyrics? Well, I did it on purpose!

What’s with this song anyway? Well, it’s Caity’s new-found favorite song lately. She doesn’t get tired of listening to it over and over. I found a site with lots of kiddie songs and this one was her top choice along with “The Ants Go Marching”. She looks funny when she sings along with the song coz her mouth twitches and she makes different funny faces. =) We made sure we’ve got it recorded for her fans to see. hehe
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Ohhhh…. does she know how to read? Just as I am typing this, she asks for this song! She went “Mama, are you sleeping. Are you sleeping…” Weeeee!

Today our little baby boy, Adrian Martin turned 3 weeks old. :)  I gave birth to him through Ceasarian operation in the morning of January 24, 2010, a week earlier than expected.  He weighed 3.5 kilos; 50 cm. in length.  His first few days were critical but he was able to get over it and thank God, he got better.  He was released a week after…

Our family of three has now become a family of four.  Weeee! Life might not be easy for M and I, especially for me who’s left alone at home most of the day to take care of the kids and do the house chores, but it sure makes me happy to have another addition to the family.

Caity, the big sister with her little bro.

I’ve been so busy lately (juggling house chores and breastfeeding every 2-3 hours), there’s sometimes not even enough time to rest.  I hope all these hard work will reduce belly fat or bulge. They said breastfeeding helps a lot in doing that.

Caity really had fun with her cousins during their Christmas vacation here.

Here’s Caity playing with her cousins Az and Rj at the slide.

Their play area is actually our living room which is safe for kids’ activities. The slide is made of plastic, the floor is carpeted and you can see fluffy and safe toys here.
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I usually communicate with my family back home via Yahoo! Messenger and even if they’re continents away, it’s just like they’re in the next room! With the webcam on, they’d be treated to Caity’s antics while she’s watching a kiddie show, playing on the sofa or running around the room. Recently, they saw how Caity asked for pizza. Yep, they heard her say, “Pizza!” And she kept bugging me to check out the oven if it’s already cooked yet. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you know that leaving an unlocked phone lying around for a toddler to play with is not advisable? She might press the speed dial button of your phone and waste your load for unnecessary calls (this happened to hubby’s friend) and maybe even anger somebody like your boss (yay!).

When Caity was a year old, she accidentally click “send message” many times. The poor recipient was her ninang, who was surprised to receive a deluge of empty messages. When she called my number, the silence that answered her confirmed her suspicion that it was Caity playing with my phone. I was fortunate it was only my friend whom Caity pestered, what if it was somebody else? It would be double jeopardy on my part! That’s why you should keep your mobile phone locked at all times! Or better yet, keep it out of your child’s reach. She might even destroy it!

This is little Caity, my active toddler:

With my baby bump getting bigger, I’m having a hard time catching up with her alertness.  This little girl is fond of dancing and she likes everybody to dance with her.  She’d pull us to join her when there’s an upbeat music playing.  Poor mama is usually lazy to stand up and dance. hehehe…

Like yesterday when we were at her grandma’s place, M played a kiddie music video on the TV which she happily sang and danced along.  She was calling to me to dance with her but I didn’t move at all.  She pulled her baba (grandma) instead.  =)  Fortunately her baba was a willing dance partner.  Too bad my digicam died while I was recording them! waaaa!

Whew! When baby H. is out, I’ll have two active kids to handle.  I’ll just look at the bright side and think of it as a good fat burner- playing with them and running after them! Such fun! hahaha

Last weekend, the family went to Údolí Ticha (Valley of Silence) to relax.  I didn’t expect it to be a long drive.  I thought M was just going to bring us to a nearby park.  But the fresh air, nice warm sunny day and the wide meadow for Caity to play and run around was all worth the trip.

Here’s our little explorer, doing what she loves best - EXLORING! hehe

A lovely house, in the middle of the trees.

Father and daughter posing on what looks like a stainless steel drum from afar? Nehhh… it’s a roll of hay!

It’s my turn to pose! I’m almost 5 months pregnant, but it’s not obvious in this pic. Only in the pic. hehehe

It was my first time yesterday to use my Czech exercise book which a friend gave me. I was curious if I still remember what I have learned before from my lessons.  But somebody else was interested in my book!  I left it on my desk to prepare lunch and it didn’t go unnoticed by my nosy little girl.  Only a few minutes after I turned my back,  Caity was already standing on my chair and busy scribbling all over the page.

I was too late!  The other pages have scribbles too! huhu  I gave her some  Medicare supplement insurance leaflets and store brochures to play with instead and kept my book out of her reach.

Our plan to snoop on the National Love Day at Petřín on May 1 was ditched because there was a little disaster that happened in our house that morning which forced us to make some changes in our work/play room (I’ll write about that in another post).  We ended up cleaning the house, organizing our things and throwing unwanted stuff like magazines on sales training, real estate, etc.  It  kept us occupied till the afternoon which completely wore us out.

We went to Petřín Hill the next day anyway and there we met these walking cherry trees:

Love Day or not, there were still plenty of people in Petřín!  Maybe it was the bright and scorching day that charmed them to vist the place.  It’s location near the centre makes it a convenient escape for tourists and Czechs alike who wants to enjoy a relaxing time with nature in Prague without needing to travel far.

We spent the afternoon under the sizzling sun just watching our little girl having a good time in the playground.  When she’s happy, we’re happy too!

On Friday we brought little C to her pediatrician because of her runny nose and cough. The doctor said it was nothing to worry about which was a relief coz little C had these for couple of weeks already. The pediatrician prescribed two medicines which should hasten our girl’s recovery.

I on the other hand has probably been infected with little C’s virus coz I’m coughing a lot lately. Yesterday I was feeling sick again like I have a fever sans the high body temperature. M took care of the little girl while I stayed in bed most of the day. It was sooo nice to rest without somebody disturbing me - just what I needed! And it’s also a comfort to have M back home; helping me out with many things.

I hope I’ll be better soon coz it’s annoying not to be on a tip top condition on a long weekend and on days with warm sunny weather. Well at least it’s a holiday tomorrow; one more entire day to spend with the family! I’m definitely not gonna waste it.

Walking on this path on a Friday morning…

Such a breathtaking view, right?  It’s tempting to go out on a such a fine day like that; just like how tempting it is to buy clothes, shoes or sexy bustiers on sale.  According to my source, tomorrow will be another warm day with plenty of sun! Yipeee!